| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spōrəs, |hed.ə|räspərəs adjective
also het·er·o·spor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rō|spōrik
Etymology: heter- + -sporous or -sporic
: characterized by heterospory : reproducing asexually by heterospory
heterosporous plants
specifically : producing microspores and megaspores
some pteridophytes and all spermatophytes are heterosporous